[Milsurplus] Rope Snubbers?

[mac]

Remembered something called a "tent hitch" from my scouting days many  
long years ago.  Google shows it's still around but not sure how well  
it would work with modern synthetic rope.  :^(

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Jul 25, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:

> I tied off loose ends with zip ties. When I need to readjust the  
> ropes (which I've only had to do once so far in two years), I snip  
> the ties, adjust the ropes, and put on new zip ties.
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2013, at 16:45 , KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> "http://www.niteize.com/collection/Figure-9.asp"
>>
>> Interesting design.  One concern is keeping the rope captive.  We  
>> have
>> heards of wild horses here, up to three and four dozen come through  
>> at a
>> time.  They like to rub against things and one morning a baby got  
>> caught in
>> one of my guys.  He stretched the rope, bent the anchor 90º and  
>> eventually
>> tore the eyebolts to get free.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>
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> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
> http://www.nf6x.net/
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